Lessay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lessay (INSEE 50267) is in Manche (50), part of CC Côte Ouest Centre Manche. Population 2,278 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Angoville-sur-Ay (50012). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/50267-lessay
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 8,767 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.55 | 25 | 13.81 |
| Social | 0.91 | 20 | 18.15 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.86 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.18 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOULANGERIE DU PHARE DE JEAN-LUC ET CHANTAL · SLM). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE LESSAY). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ADEL MARKET). [4,5]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · INTERMARCHE). [4,5]
4 × Restaurant (AU CHALET · ASIAN CORNER · LE VI). [4,5]
6 × Café / bar (LE CONCERTO · LA CAMP' · LA CAMPAGNETTE · LE BUVARD · LE SAINTE CROIX). [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES 3 BRUYERES). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE G. DESDEVISES DU DEZERT). [4]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GUILLAUME LE ROULLEY, MÉDECIN · ANNE-LISE MABIRE-LECLERE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTELLE LEHOT-BENET, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER SANDLER, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC LEROY, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE COUETOUX DU TERTRE). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LESSAY). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [4]
4 × Hairdresser (LD COIFFURE · LE SALON D'ELODIE · AUX CISEAUX D'AURELIE). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
2 × Hotel (HÔTEL DE NORMANDY · BRIT HOTEL). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA BOULANGERIE DU PHARE DE JEAN-LUC ET CHANTAL · SLM | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DE LESSAY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | ADEL MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | AU CHALET · ASIAN CORNER · LE VI | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE CONCERTO · LA CAMP' · LA CAMPAGNETTE · LE BUVARD · LE SAINTE CROIX | INSEE SIRENE 6 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES 3 BRUYERES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE G. DESDEVISES DU DEZERT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | GUILLAUME LE ROULLEY, MÉDECIN · ANNE-LISE MABIRE-LECLERE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTELLE LEHOT-BENET, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER SANDLER, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC LEROY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE COUETOUX DU TERTRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LESSAY | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | LD COIFFURE · LE SALON D'ELODIE · AUX CISEAUX D'AURELIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 2 | HÔTEL DE NORMANDY · BRIT HOTEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday matin place de Verdun. [6]
Trajectory
Population 2,259 (2012) → 2,278 (2023): 0.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,921 (1990) → 2,278 (2023): 18.6 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,315, of which 8.2 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lessay): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Lessay): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Lessay): 0.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Lessay): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Lessay): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 13 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONTGARDON weather station, 7.4 km away at 80 m; the village itself is at 9 m. [11]
The village sits 71 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GOUVILLE, 13.5 km away at 7 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 1,030 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONTGARDON, 7.4 km away at 80 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50267/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://lessay.fr/fr/rb/1454754/marche-25— “Tous les mardis matin se tient le marché, place de Verdun.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50267/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50267/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50267/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50267
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson | 53 | 129 km SE | 2,273 | 55.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tallard | 05 | 782 km SE | 2,292 | 74.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtillon-sur-Indre | 36 | 319 km SE | 2,293 | 58.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maubourguet | 65 | 651 km S | 2,242 | 57.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 51 % · humidity 36 % |
| Tessy-Bocage | 50 | 44 km SE | 2,217 | 67.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brécey | 50 | 61 km SE | 2,172 | 60.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tessy-Bocage | 50 | 44 km SE | 2,217 | 67.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brécey | 50 | 61 km SE | 2,172 | 60.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson | 53 | 129 km SE | 2,273 | 55.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtillon-sur-Indre | 36 | 319 km SE | 2,293 | 58.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maubourguet | 65 | 651 km S | 2,242 | 57.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 51 % · humidity 36 % |
| Tallard | 05 | 782 km SE | 2,292 | 74.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Lessay's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tréguier | 22 | 133 km W | 2,294 | 69.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lanmeur | 29 | 172 km W | 2,387 | 63.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Percy-en-Normandie | 50 | 42 km SE | 2,641 | 64.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aumale | 76 | 245 km E | 1,996 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Envermeu | 76 | 215 km E | 1,967 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon | 50 | 25 km SE | 2,761 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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